KAKISTOCRACY (noun) — Government by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous people.
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A searchable collection of documented public statements from people covered by the Kakistocracy Files.

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5728 quotes
“A good sign as to whether there is free speech is, is someone you don't like allowed to say something you don't like?”
— Elon Musk
April 1, 2022
TED2022
“The great replacement strategy, which is well underway every single day in our southern border, is a strategy to replace white rural America with something different.”
— Charlie Kirk
March 1, 2024   •   On The Charlie Kirk Show while discussing immigration and what he described as a 'great replacement strategy.'
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“We can't hold everybody accountable for every single syllable.”
— Anthony Scaramucci
June 14, 2019
CNN New Day
“Grateful to President Trump for the honor to serve as Secretary of the Interior.”
— Doug Burgum
February 3, 2025   •   Burgum speaking after being sworn in as the 55th U.S. Secretary of the Interior.
U.S. Department of the Interior
“This is by any reasonable standard a crazy decision.”
— Newt Gingrich
May 1, 2021   •   Gingrich criticizing the Biden administration's handling of sanctions connected to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline.
Fox News — The Ingraham Angle
“We can't let this ever happen again.”
— Sean Hannity
January 1, 2022   •   Referring to the January 6 attack on the Capitol.
Hannity / Fox News
“The biggest problem we have is nuclear.”
— Donald Trump
December 15, 2015   •   Trump identifying nuclear weapons as what he regarded as the world's greatest danger.
CNN Republican Presidential Debate
“We all look like domestic terrorists now.”
— Hope Hicks
January 6, 2021   •   Hicks texting Julie Radford, Ivanka Trump's chief of staff, as Trump supporters attacked the U.S. Capitol.
House January 6 Select Committee
“Most allopathic doctors think practitioners of alternative medicine are all quacks. They’re not.”
— Mehmet Oz
October 11, 1995   •   Oz discussing alternative medicine.
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“Joe Biden and the radical left are attacking every rung of the ladder that helped me climb.”
— Tim Scott
May 22, 2023   •   Scott's characterization of Democratic policies during his presidential campaign announcement.
Tim Scott Presidential Campaign Announcement
“Anger is addictive.”
— Greg Gutfeld
October 3, 2026   •   Gutfeld discussing outrage-driven media and social media.
Fox News — Gutfeld!
“We agree. We believe that all forms of racism are evil and awful. But the one type of racism you're not allowed to talk about, of course, is the war against people who look like you and I.”
— Charlie Kirk
April 28, 2022   •   On The Charlie Kirk Show agreeing with guest Douglas Murray during a discussion framed as a 'war on white people.'
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“We build things up.”
— Kimberly Guilfoyle
August 24, 2020   •   Guilfoyle discussing her vision of Trump's America.
Republican National Convention
“America is great because America is good.”
— Hillary Clinton
July 28, 2016
Democratic National Convention
“I realized that I'm part of this toxic culture.”
— Marjorie Taylor Greene
December 1, 2025   •   Discussing her reassessment of political rhetoric.
New York Times interview, reported by The Guardian
“Could you do with a little bit less?”
— Donald Trump
July 23, 2025   •   Trump jokingly asking NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang whether the AI industry could use less electricity.
Artificial Intelligence Policy Speech — Washington, D.C.
“I think the best way for the Republican Party to move forward is with Trump.”
— Lindsey Graham
October 3, 2026   •   Graham advocating Trump's continued leadership in the Republican Party.
Lindsey Graham media remarks
“Today marks the 30th anniversary of a national event which changed American history.”
— Newt Gingrich
September 27, 2024   •   Gingrich describing the anniversary of the Contract with America.
Gingrich 360
“I didn't want to do it.”
— Corey Lewandowski
September 17, 2019   •   Lewandowski discussing Trump's request involving Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
House Judiciary Committee